WHY TAKE THE COURSE

The Practical Filmmaking Diploma is an intensive course for those who already have a degree or work experience in a non-film related discipline, but who want to transition into the screen industries with a qualification.

Teamwork. Collaborate with your peers and work in different roles as part of a creative crew. Experience what it takes to deliver the project from start to finish and develop communication, negotiation and project management skills

Intensive. Learn the fundamentals of storytelling, character and performance, image and sound, postproduction and screen business in just fourteen months and start working in the industry faster

WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

There are four blocks of work – Fiction, Short Form, Factual, Episodic – that contain five modules: Ideas and Story, Character and Performance, Image and Sound, Postproduction and Screen Business. During each block you will explore core subjects from idea development through to editing, by doing practical exercises that will provide a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the key skills needed to produce dynamic screen content.

Ideas and story. Learn how to develop creative story ideas across a range of formats, including short form, documentaries, factual television, web series and fiction film. You will gain the tools to identify your target audience and adapt your ideas to the appropriate screen platform.

Character and performance. Explore the various techniques for shaping character and performance across a variety of platforms, including fiction, documentary and episodic television. Working with professional actors you will learn how to transpose an idea from the page to the screen through key visual storytelling approaches.

Image and sound. Learn how to use camera, lighting, and sound techniques to create visually and sonically compelling stories for fiction, documentary and episodic productions. You will develop strong technical skills and explore the impact of image and sound on creative screen content.

Postproduction. Discover creative and technical skills across the full range of postproduction workflows, including offline editing and sound design. You will learn how postproduction skills are central to the storytelling process across film, television and new media.

Screen Business.Find out how to market and distribute screen content across a range of media platforms, including film, television and new media. Alongside the practical skills you will gain on this course, you will also learn howcreative industries work and how you can become a smart screen creative that will be attractive to industry employers. In addition, you will explore how to manage productions, create successful project pitches and work collaboratively within creative teams.

Dates & Prices

23 September 2019 — 04 December 2020

21 September 2020 — 03 December 2021

27 September 2021 — 09 December 2022

Price

€ 31,000

Minimum Age: 18 at start of course

Entry requirements: Students will need 64 UCAS tariff points to apply for our DipHE Practical Filmmaking. If you are 21 or over these criteria do not apply.

CAREERS

YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR PRIORITY

Our graduates work across the industry as Directors, TV Assistant Producers, Script Editors, On-Air Producers, Campaign Managers and many more besides. These are just some of the companies they’ve gone onto work for:

WHY MET FILM SCHOOL BERLIN?

Leading the industry. We’re the first film, television and online media school in Berlin based in a working film studio and engaging in an exciting partnership with the world’s biggest creator community online – YouTube.

Award-winning tutors. All our tutors are international screen professionals with numerous industry awards and nominations

Connected. We connect students to opportunities within the screen industries, capitalising not only on our excellent international reputation and exciting partnerships but also on our location in Berlin – home of the Berlinale Film Festival, a buzzing art and start-up scene and several hundred film productions per year